New Delhi, Sept. 23 -- The record came quietly, as records often do in sport. Savita Punia took her position between the posts at Gifu Prefectural Green Stadium on Monday afternoon, as she has done more than 320 times before for India, and became the most-capped women's hockey player her country has ever produced. The 36-year-old goalkeeper, known across the circuit as "The Wall of India," made her 321st senior international appearance as India's women dismantled Indonesia 17-1, consolidating their grip on Pool B at the Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya - and nobody watching was especially surprised by either development.

they came here to end a 44-year wait for Asian Games gold.

Three hat-tricks arrived in the space of 90 minutes. Deepi...